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July 4, 2022 by Steven Engelfried

Continuing the Mock Newbery Process: Time for July Suggestions

July 4, 2022 by Steven Engelfried   12 comments

We’re officially more than halfway through 2022. Last week in Washington, DC, the Newbery-Caldecott Banquet was held in person for the first time since 2019. Jason Chin, Donna Barba Higuera, and Grace Linn were officially presented with their 2022 Caldecott, Newbery, and Legacy awards; Soline Holmes shared an excellent recap of the event on the ALSC Blog.

Meanwhile, on Heavy Medal, we’re continuing to share titles that just might be in contention for the 2023 Newbery Medal which will be announced in January and presented next June in Chicago. So far we’ve built a list of 55 suggestions, and the good books just keep coming.

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July suggestions are now open. Please submit up to five Newbery-eligible titles in the comments section below. As a reminder, it’s fine to add titles that have already been suggested, and please limit your choices to books that have already been published. For more details about our suggestion process, see this earlier post.

We’ll keep July suggestions open through Saturday, July 9th, then share an updated list on July 11th.

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About Steven Engelfried

Steven Engelfried was the Library Services Manager at the Wilsonville Public Library in Oregon until he retired in 2022 after 35 years as a full-time librarian. He served on the 2010 Newbery committee, chaired the 2013 Newbery Committee, and also served on the 2002 Caldecott committee. You can reach him at sengelfried@yahoo.com.

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  1. Steven Engelfried says

    July 4, 2022 at 5:44 pm

    I have five for July:
    ANYBODY HERE SEEN FRENCHIE? by Leslie Conner
    FALLING SHORT by Ernesto Cisneros
    IN THE KEY OF US by Mariama Lockington
    MY OWN LIGHTNING by Lauren Wolk
    RED SCARE by Liam Francis Walsh

  2. Leonard Kim says

    July 4, 2022 at 7:04 pm

    AND WE RISE by Martin

    (also reading something right now that I might suggest, if I finish it quickly enough)

  3. Melissa Stewart says

    July 5, 2022 at 8:22 am

    THE WOMAN WHO SPLIT THE ATOM by Marissa Moss

    I know we’re only supposed to mention books that have already been published, but I can’t contain my enthusiasm about an ARC I scored at ALA. SEEN AND UNSEEN by Eizabeth Partridge is one of the most exceptional books I’ve ever read. Not only is it a beautiful object that’s groundbreaking in terms of art, design, photography, and format, the writing is exemplary. Even though it’s a historical book, the topic is so important and so relevant to the lives of young readers right now. I hope you will all be on the lookout for it. Some people might say it’s YA, but I think it works for MG too.

  4. Meredith Burton says

    July 5, 2022 at 1:55 pm

    Singing with Elephants, by Margarita Engle.

  5. JA says

    July 5, 2022 at 4:07 pm

    Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller
    The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

  6. Rachael Walker says

    July 5, 2022 at 4:29 pm

    The Secret Battle of Evan Pao by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
    Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves by L.M. Elliott
    When Winter Robeson Came by Brenda Woods
    In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo

  7. Kate Darnell says

    July 7, 2022 at 9:44 am

    Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff

    I am so thankful to have read this book. As an educator, I feel like it really helped me *see* my students.

  8. Andrea Tyler says

    July 7, 2022 at 11:37 am

    Yonder by Ali Standish

  9. Mary Lou White says

    July 7, 2022 at 11:52 am

    Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? by Leslie Connor

  10. Mary Lou White says

    July 8, 2022 at 1:44 pm

    One more to add before you close it:

    Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire

  11. Emily says

    July 9, 2022 at 8:42 pm

    Ellen Outside the Lines by A.J. Sass
    Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin

  12. Emily Mroczek says

    July 10, 2022 at 2:12 pm

    African town and falling short

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